(FILES) A shop owner counts Ethiopian Birr in his stall at the Shola Market in Addis Ababa on December 4, 2023. Ethiopia said Monday it is easing foreign exchange curbs as part of a broader economic reform package, as the deeply-indebted nation awai
Hindus and Hindu temples attacked in Bangladesh Photo: RAJIB DHAR Hindus and Hindu temples attacked in Bangladesh Photo: RAJIB DHAR More than 650 eminent personalities including former judges, bureaucrats and ambassadors have written an open letter
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, December 9, signed a measure extending the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) and increasing the annual budget allotted for it. The RCEF is a result of Repub
Chelsea's Marc Cucurella changes his shoes during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Chelsea, at the Hotspur stadium in London, Sunday, Dec.8, 2024. Photo: AP/Ian Walton Chelsea's Marc Cucurella changes his shoes durin
Supporters of Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama | Photo: AP Supporters of Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama | Photo: AP West African nation Ghana becomes the fifth African country to witness an opposition victory this y
MANILA, Philippines — Armed forces from the Philippines, United States and Japan conducted another joint sail in the South China Sea on Friday, December 6owking, just two days after Beijing was accused of harassing Philippine vessels in the te
President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea delivered the following address on Tuesday night. Honorable citizens, as President, I appeal to you with a feeling of spitting blood. Since the inauguration of our government, the National Assembly has initiate
The summit hall at the Shangri-La Mactan ressort where leaders are holding their 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in this central Philippines city of Cebu 13 January 2007. Southeast Asian leaders began their annual summit b
MANILA, Philippines — The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability is holding its sixth hearing today, November 20, on the alleged misuse of confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of